Native American Man Crossing the Road w / Fishing Equipment (uncredited)
Sara Bailey
Mother of two at the gas station (uncredited)
Brett Barron
Drunk Guy #2 (uncredited)
Vincent M. Biscione
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Cody Burns
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Miles Cardin
College Student (uncredited)
Areana Cirina
Newspaper Editorial Student (uncredited)
William "Will" Daubert
Gas Station Attendent (uncredited)
Matthew Joel Flood
Grateful Dead Hippie - Matthew (uncredited)
Elizabeth Fournier
Hippie Chick (uncredited)
Bekah Grace
Ashland Local / Deadhead (uncredited)
Dylan Hall
Hippie Kid (uncredited)
Simos Kalivas
Deadhead Bartender (uncredited)
Brent Kublick
Drunk Guy #1 (uncredited)
Jacob Looper
College Student (uncredited)
Jamie McCall
St Patrick's Day Patron (uncredited)
Edwin Modlin II
Hot Smoking Guy (uncredited)
Blaine Palmer
Store Assistant (uncredited)
Elizabeth Pennington
College Student (uncredited)
Ted Rooney
Crazy Guy (uncredited)
Trip Ross
Punk (uncredited)
Peter Simpson
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Wayne Sweat
Tourist (uncredited)
Robert Zorn
Homeless Man with Dog (uncredited)
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Trivia
Reese Witherspoon saw an advanced copy of the book in October 2011, 5 months before its release. The galley-form book was mailed personally by Cheryl Strayed herself, believing that if there is an actress who could portray her, it is Witherspoon and no one else. Witherspoon saw potential in that, immediately acquired the rights as it was a perfect launchpad for her production label. The book became much hyped when it listed as a select book for the Oprah Book Club after its release.
When Cheryl is undressing before her shower, you can see the abrasions on the front of her shoulders from her backpack. When she's drying off after the shower and looking in the mirror, they are gone.
Losing toenails during a trail walk isn't uncommon, however toenails fall off in a rather painless process following the gradual formation of a blister underneath it instead of a bleeding mess depicted in film. The way Cheryl loses her big toenail could only be attributed to a severe injury and not to the walk itself.